Everything you do is challenging, hopefully, because if it's not, it's boring.

- Ry Cooder

Something has to happen between you and the public, some interface that lets the public in on what you're doing.

- Ry Cooder

Once you feel that you've learned some skills and you know how to make records, the next thing is, "Do we ever get to make one that people will reall…

- Ry Cooder

Bad music can make you weak.

- Ry Cooder

Most folks, when they see movies or hear records, need something that they find pulls them in, draws them in, and appeals to them beyond just the not…

- Ry Cooder

Needless to say, you've got to have someone who can speak for you.

- Ry Cooder

Musicians understand each other through means other that speaking.

- Ry Cooder

You're not born with certain skills; you have to acquire them.

- Ry Cooder

You have to be around people you trust; otherwise you can't do anything - you're afraid, you're paranoid, and you can't do any work.

- Ry Cooder